Africa

Stone Age
The Stone Age artifacts from the Logan Museum derive primarily from excavations of shell mounds undertaken in Algeria in 1930 by Alonzo Pond and George L. Collie of the Logan Museum.

The Logan Museum's collection includes flint, bone and shell artifacts and faunal remains numbering in the tens of thousands. They derive from a dozen sites, the most significant being Mechta El Arbi.

North Africa

Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptian culture extends back nearly 6000 years. The Egyptians were obsessed with death, believing that live was little more than a precursor to the afterlife. As such, burials were elaborate, and the majority of Egyptian artifacts relate to death and the afterlife.

The Logan Museum has an assortment of Egyptian objects, from Predynastic ceramics to Late Pharaonic sarcophagi.

Roman Africa
The Roman Empire embraced all territories surrounding the Mediterranean, including coastal North Africa. Numerous Roman towns have been excavated.

The Logan Museum has a small number of objects from Roman North Africa, especially oil lamps.

West Africa

Bamana
The Bamana people are concentrated in western Mali. Bamana art has a distinctive style, most particularly the use of the antelope, which depicts the spirit of agriculture.

The Logan Museum has a small number of objects from the Bamana, including headresses and textiles.

Dogon
The Dogon have been concentrated in southwestern Mali for hundreds of years. The Dogon are known for their elaborate ceremonies for which a variety of masks are created. The Dogon also believe their ancestors watch over them, and they "protect" their homes and granaries with doors carved with a multitude of ancestor figures.

The Logan Museum has a number of objects from the Dogon, primarily ceremonial masks, a granary door and an assortment of door locks.

Yoruba
The Yoruba people live mostly in southwestern Nigeria and neighboring Benin and Togo. The Yorubo have a long tradition of carving, extending back to the Ife and Owo peoples of as early as the 6th century.

The Logan Museum has a variety of carved objects including figurines and ceremonial masks.

Ibibio
The Ibibio live in the area of the Lower Niger Delta and Cross River in Nigeria.

The Logan Museum has a small number of objects from the Ibibio.

Bobo
The Bobo people live in Upper Volta, north of the Black Volta River. They are largely people of the bush, farmers, hunters, and fishermen.

The Logan Museum has a small number of objects from the Bobo, mostly masks.